Participants are eligible to win one (1) Grand Prize having an estimated value of CAD $5,000 including:
Return airfare for 2 from any major Canadian airport to London, England- Four (4) nights hotel accommodation at the world famous, ultra luxurious The Savoy, a Fairmont Hotel situated in the heart of London on the banks of the River Thames (based on 1 room double occupancy) as determined by the Contest Sponsor
- CAD $500 spending money
- One (1) copy of Fodor’s™ London Guide
- One (1) library of Ian McEwan books (Vintage Canada)
Contest closes Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 11:59pm E.S.T. Estimated prize value CAD $5,000. Contest open to canadian residents only, excluding Quebec. No purchase necessary. See full contest rules and details below.
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER IS BEING CONTACTED AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
CONTEST RULES
Sweet Tooth contest
Random House of Canada Limited
The ‘“Sweet Tooth” contest (the “Contest”) is open to residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who are over the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, excluding employees of Random House of Canada Limited (herein referred as “Contest Sponsor”), its parent and affiliated companies, representatives, dealers and agents, contest prize suppliers and judges, and those with whom they are domiciled.
1. Contest Period starts at 12:00am E.S.T on Friday, October 12, 2012 and continues until 11:59pm E.S.T on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 the “Contest Closing Date”. No purchase necessary.
2. To enter the Contest, visit www.retreatbyrandomhouse.ca/sweettooth and follow the prompts as directed.
Limit to one (1) entry per person. Any attempt or suspected attempt to enter more than once per person, any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or any entry methods not authorized by these rules, shall be deemed as tampering and will void all of your entries. All entries that are incomplete, illegible, damaged, contain an erroneous phone and/or email address or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified by the Contest Sponsor.
PRIZES – Participants are eligible to win one (1) Grand Prize having an estimated value of CAD$5,000 including:
- Return airfare for 2 from any major Canadian airport to London, England
- Four (4) nights hotel accommodation at The Savoy hotel in London (Based on 1 room double occupancy) as determined by the Contest Sponsor
- CAD$500 spending money
- One (1) copy of Fodor’sTM London Guide
- One (1) library of Ian McEwan books (Vintage Canada)
Trip must be taken between January 1, 2013 – March 31, 2013. Black out dates may apply.
Winner and travel companion are solely responsible for ground transportation, taxes, transfers, travel insurance, spending money, tips, meals and other travel and hotel charges not specifically mentioned as part of the prize. Winner and travel companion are solely responsible for obtaining their own travel documents such as passport or travel visa in advance of the departure date. Contest Sponsor is not responsible in the event winner and/or travel companion are refused entry to destination country or re-entry to Canada for whatever reason and any unused portion of the prize will be forfeited. Winner and travel companion must travel together.
3. A random draw by a representative of Random House of Canada Limited from all eligible entries received as of the Contest Closing Date will be made at approximately 12:00pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the Contest Sponsor’s office at One Toronto Street, Toronto, ON. The first entry selected will be the selected entrant for the Grand Prize. Selected entrants will be contacted by email at the email address indicated on his/her entry.
4. If a selected entrant cannot be reached within three (3) business days following the first attempt of contact, incorrectly answers the mathematical skill-testing question, declines the prize, or fails to return a Release of Liability as specified below, Contest Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to select another entrant or to cancel the prize. Winner’s travel companion must also sign and return a Liability and Publicity Release.
5. Prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable, redeemable, refundable or exchangeable for cash and not replaceable if lost/stolen. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with a prize of at least equal value in the event of the unavailability, for whatever reason, of the advertised prize.
6. To be declared a winner, selected entrants must first correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question administrated by email or by phone; and need to return a signed Declaration of Compliance with the Contest Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release. Contest judges’ rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to the promotion and the awarding of prizes.
7. By entering this Contest and/or accepting a prize, entrants consent to the use of their entry, name, city of residence and/or voice, statements, any photographs or other likenesses for publicity, advertising or informational purposes carried out by the Contest Sponsor and/or its advertising agencies in any medium or format without further notice or compensation.
8. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations.
9. No communications will be entered into except with selected entrants. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Contest Sponsor takes no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late or destroyed entries, or for typographical or other production errors. Contest Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest. All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsor.
10. Contest Sponsor is collecting personal data about entrants for the purpose of administering this Contest. No further informational or marketing communications will be received by entrants unless entrants provide Contest Sponsor with explicit permission to do so as indicated on the entry form.
11. By entering this Contest, entrants release and hold harmless the Contest Sponsor, its advertising and promotional agencies and the contest judge(s), contest prize suppliers, their affiliates and respective directors, officers, owners, partners, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with this Contest or, if declared a winner, the prize.
This Contest will be run in accordance with these rules, subject to amendment by Contest Sponsor. Entrants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules by participating in the Contest. The terms of this Contest, as set out in these rules, are not subject to amendment or counter-offer, except as set out herein.
12. Contest Sponsor assumes no responsibility for failure of the internet or the website during the promotional period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in the promotion. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Contest Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
13. If the identity of an entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The individual assigned to the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address is considered the authorized account holder. A selected entrant may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry. All entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the contest server machine(s).
